Tobetsu Sweden (Half) Marathon

第1回当別スウェーデンマラソン

The first ever Tobetsu Sweden (Half) Marathon
(Tobetsu Suehden Marason)

Date: August 5, 2018
Place: Tobetsu-cho, Hokkaido
Tobetsu is a town near Sapporo, Hokkaido. There is a village in the town called Sweden Hills where the houses are built in a "Swedish Style."

Deadline: June 17, 2018
Fee: Half 5,000 yen, 3km 4,000 yen, Elementary aged children 2,000 yen.

On the guest list is Olympic gold medalist Takahashi Naoko!

Event website: http://www.tobetsu-sweden-marathon.com/
Runnet: https://runnet.jp/entry/runtes/user/pc/competitionDetailAction.do?raceId=187333&div=1

Course description: A tough hilly course taking you through the beautiful streets of Sweden Hills.

Nemuro Seaside Half Marathon

Nemuro Seaside Half Marathon
第1回最東端ねむろシーサイドマラソン ～北方領土を望む～

(dai ikkai saitotan Nemuro shiisaido marason ~ hopporyodo wo nozomu)

A "new" half marathon in Nemuro, home of delicious Hanasaki crab.  This event was originally the Nosappu Cape Half marathon which took runners from the cape on a one way course into the town.  The Nemuro Seaside Half Marathon starts on the edge of town and goes out along the west coast of the cape and back.

When: August 20th, 2017 (Sunday)

Where: Nemuro-shi
Reception and packet pickup held at the Seishonen Center (青少年センター) the evening before from 3 pm to 5 pm  and from 8:00 am to 8:40 am on the day of the event.

Address: Nemuro-shi, Makunouchi 146 banchi 16 (根室市牧の内146番地16; 43.332680, 145.608801)

Start Times:
Half   10:20 am
10k    10:40 am
5k, 3k, 1k  9:30 am

Must finish the half marathon within 2 hours and 50 minutes of the start.
5 km - 37 minutes, 10 km - 1:15 ,  15 km - 1:53,  20 km - 2:40,  Gaol 2:50.

10:57  - 5 km
11:25  - 10 km
12:13  - 15 km
13:00  - 20 km

Due to serious connectivity issues, I have been having a hard time making updates.

Event Website: http://www.nemuroseaside-marathon.jp/

If you are in the Obihiro area, you can take a bus to the event and back the day before the event.  A group of runners, many from different local clubs, ride together to the event and most all of them stay together at a Ryokan in Nemuro the night before.  It is a long drive to Nemuro from the Tokachi area so it is nice to have someone else do the driving.  If you are interested in taking advantage of the bus to Nemuro, please let me know by commenting on this post.

2016 Nosappu Cape Half Marathon

第35回北方領土ノサップ岬マラソン　 ハーフ　10km ほか

Where: Nemuro City
When: August 21, 2016
Apply by: July 8, 2016
Last year 706 people participated.

From Runnet：
【開催日】 2016年8月21日（日）
【エントリー】 受付中
【前回参加者数】706名　※先着順


太平洋と北方領土の島影を眺めながら海沿いのワンウェイコースを走る、日本最東端のマラソン大会。全種目スタート時間は10:50（前日受付あり）、参加者は根室市役所から会場までバス移動。参加賞は特産・サンマの缶詰、昆布製品（※ハーフ・10km参加者）。5kmごとにしっかりある給水と、フィニッシュ地点での温かい花咲ガニの鉄砲汁が選手をサポート！

Running: half, 10k

Run from the Northern most point of Hokkaido into Memuro.

This is a race to raise awareness of the Northern Territories dispute.

Past participation prizes include T-shirts, towels and baseball caps.

Various prizes given for other things and a lucky drawing during the closing ceremony. Drinks and soup and some food after the race (rice balls, candy etc). See the ocean as you run.

I don't have time to do this justice, but I really enjoy this race. The views of the ocean are great and the soup at the end is delicious. We always go a day early and enjoy a crab dinner the night before the race.

The event website:

http://www.hoppouryoudo-nosappumisaki-marathon.jp/

Direct link to the event on Runnet:

http://runnet.jp/entry/runtes/user/pc/competitionDetailAction.do?raceId=123363&div=1

Yuzumi Half Marathon (Sapporo)

Sapporo Yuzumi Half Marathon

Ok, here is a quick and dirty translation for those interested.

Date: August 22
Apply by: August 3
Where: Sapporo, Meet at the riverside park near the Toyohira River Bridge
What: Half, 10k, 5k, 3k
Fee: 3,000, 3,500 (for parent child pair)

Put on by the Sunshine Sports Club.
Apply in person at the Sunshine Sports Club in Sapporo or by sending your participation fee to their bank account and sending your filled out application form to their address.

http://sunshine-sc.com/news/2015/04/post_839.html

Have you run the Hokkaido marathon?

Application for the August 30, Hokkaido Marathon starts April 5th! 
From 8pm on April 5th you can apply for the famous Hokkaido Marathon.
The marathon is known to be a tough marathon because of the heat. Regardless, thousands of runners take the challenge and the opportunity to run through the streets of Sapporo.  If you are a runner in Hokkaido its one of the first questions non-runners and runners alike will ask, "Have you run the Hokkaido marathon?"  Well, have you?
⇒ http://runnet.jp/mail2/u/l?p=Yk1mKENd8orNQytN644dbgZ

The event has an English page on their website.  You can see that at the link below.
http://www.hokkaido-marathon.com/2015/

You can apply at their runnet page above or you can download an application and apply via post.
Application form:
http://entry.hokkaido-marathon.com/2015/application_form/

Hokkaido Marathon

This year I finally gone and done it!  I registered for the Hokkaido Marathon, the biggest and most famous marathon in Hokkaido.  I got my registration done around 4pm and the registration closed later that day when all the slots were filled!  Yes, they filled over 10,000 entry slots in one day!

I have been on a vacation from running due to a sore leg that won't get better.  I'm giving it 6 weeks to get better before I start training for the Hokkaido Marathon.

The Hokkaido Marathon is on the last Sunday in August on the twenty-fifth.  It is always a hot marathon, usually with the temperature hitting 28 degrees celsius or higher.  This will be a tough challenge for me just to prepare for and finish the race.  Even if my leg was 100% it would still be a difficult race for me to finish.  But, since we now have family living in Sapporo, we decided to go for it this year.  By "we" I mean myself and my mother in-law.


http://www.hokkaido-marathon.com

Ganbaro Yubari Festival

Ganbaro Yubari Festival

A race to help out the failing City of Yubari, the home of Yubari Melons. Yubari is trying hard to restructure in the face of bankruptcy.

Courses: Half, 5k
Fee: 1000
Apply by 7/30

This also marks the 30th anniversary since the making of the movie "Kofuku no Kiiroi Hankachi", roughly translated as "Yellow Handkerchief(s) of Happiness". The course will be decorated with yellow handkerchiefs in celebration.

All finishes will get to eat some of the famous Yubari Melon!

The event will aslo be tying up with "24 jikan terebi Ai ha chikyu wo suku" and the race and charity events will be broadcasted to all of Hokkaido and all over Japan.

The day before the race will be a viewing of the movie and BBQ along with many other attractions.

Apply to: http://www.runnet.jp/mm/u/l?p=a-Q2LlD0wHcZ

Hokusho Road Race

北商ロードレース
Hokusho Road Race

Distance: 20k, 10k, 5k, 3k
Place: Sorachi, Hokuryu
北竜町
2000yen
3000yen for a pair (3km only)

Get application from organizers
Places to 6th
Goods: T-shirt, number
Starts: 10am
Start: Hokuryu-cho Himawari no Sato
Water: yes
Other: nurse, parking, distance markers

Run through fields of sunflowers!

Contact:
Tel 0164-34-2111
Fax 0164-34-2117

078-2512
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北竜町役場内　
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